Marvel Mystery Comics #86 (1948) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Carnival of Crime!	cover	1	pencils: Mike Sekowsky	Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Thomas Raymond, Toro
1	Carnival of Crime	comic story	12	script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Mike Sekowsky	Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Thomas Raymond, Toro
2	Case of the Disappearing Watchman	comic story	12	script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Bill Everett	Namor, Namora, Sub-Mariner
3	Not-So-Perfect Alibi!	comic story	1	script: Allen Bellman; pencils: Allen Bellman; inks: Allen Bellman	McCoy; Lydia (death); Lydia's un-named husband (villain)
4	The Lightning Cult	comic story	7	pencils: Al Avison; inks: Al Avison	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers
5	Too Late	text story	1.67	pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
6	Statement of Ownership	statement of ownership	0.33	letters: typeset
7	Staged for Murder	comic story	8	pencils: Ken Bald	The Blonde Phantom, Louise Grant

Collection	Year
Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett - The Post-War Years Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-92250-4	2019	On eBay ›

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